It’s the Taliban’s first day of rule since U.S. forces drove them out 20 years ago, in an Afghanistan now devoid of American troops. Militants celebrated with gunfire, once the last C-17 took off — ...

For the first time, Pakistan has directly targeted the Afghan Taliban in cross-border strikes.

KABUL, AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan around midnight Monday and then fired their guns into the air, celebrating ...

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by the Taliban authorities, the displays have undergone notable changes recently ...